Desert Eagle with Silencer

Arcane Artifacts.

Creations of Arcana.

Possessing all sorts of unbelievable divine effects.

But at their core, tracing back to their origin, they can be simply understood as Spirit Tools exclusively for Arcane Mages.

By constructing spell models in the Spirit Sea and refining the required materials through Spiritual Power, one can forge a powerful Arcane Artifact exclusively for the Arcane Mage's own use.

In theory, any Arcane Mage, with sufficient materials and passing technical standards, can forge an Arcane Artifact.

Duke is not yet an Arcane Mage; he is merely a One-Star Spiritual Apprentice who hasn't even successfully condensed an energy line. However, he has an accompanying arcane artifact – the One-Ring Desert Eagle.

Now, with the help of Xiao Yi's powerful abilities, modifying the Desert Eagle isn't too difficult; his current skills are sufficient.

"Hoo!"

Calming his mind.

He drove the large expanse of Spirit Liquid in his Spirit Sea, and immediately Spiritual Power surged from his palm, enveloping the Spirit Gold in the small paper packet before him. Then, guided by his will, his Spiritual Power resonated with the Spirituality within the Spirit Gold until they merged into one.

The next second.

A trace of Spirit Gold in the small paper packet on the table had disappeared.

Concurrently, within the Spirit Sea, a faint bright spot appeared on the energy circuit of the One-Ring Desert Eagle. Xiao Yi manipulated it, extending it beyond the originally fixed energy circuit, precisely to the muzzle of the gun.

Thus.

For every bit of Spirit Gold Duke refined, another light spot would appear in the Spirit Sea. Xiao Yi would then control the light spot to condense into an energy line, drawing a circuit at the muzzle of the Desert Eagle's structure.

One day, two days.

It took a full three days for Duke to refine all the Spirit Gold.

At the same time, Xiao Yi also controlled the last light spot, integrating it into the circular structure circuit extended to the muzzle.

This new circuit was not an independent ring but a segment reinserted into the original ring of the Desert Eagle's structure, not changing its One-Ring level.

Boom!

As the last light spot submerged, the Desert Eagle's radiance trembled, as if cheering.

Duke's eyes flickered, and with a thought, the Desert Eagle's radiance in his Spirit Sea dispersed. Then, a silver-gray Desert Eagle handgun appeared in his hand, equipped with a silencer almost as long as the barrel.

Its appearance was dark gray, with no excessive embellishments.

Yet, it blended seamlessly with the Desert Eagle's inherent aura, adding a touch of chilling solemnity.

"Jiji!"

Little Dou curiously looked at the silenced Desert Eagle.

"It's called Desert Eagle Version 1.0, my secret weapon." Duke gently stroked the gun's body, wanting very much to immediately fire a shot into the sky to test the silencer's effect.

But out of caution, he decided to test it in the wild.

He skillfully navigated through the town streets, past the vast farms on the outskirts, and headed towards the bushes in the wilderness.

The Black Snake Family's Knight patrol guard was patrolling nearby roads and paid no mind to Duke's comings and goings; their main responsibility was guarding against dangerous intrusions like spirit beasts.

Along the way, Duke encountered a group of mercenaries, their sleeves bearing the insignia of the "Sword Shield Mercenary Group."

"Hmm, another new mercenary group. It seems the Pioneer War isn't just a rumor..." Duke watched the group of mercenaries depart, pondering silently.

In the wild jungle lay endless resources.

Mercenary groups were the private armed forces that collected these resources. Many prominent families and major powers would form mercenary groups to venture into undeveloped forests and gather various precious resources.

The Black Snake Family also had a mercenary group, called the Black Snake Mercenary Group, which recruited people in Snakehead Town every year.

Ordinary people could also join mercenary groups.

After the Sword Shield Mercenary Group members were out of sight, Duke quietly headed in another direction, venturing deep into the bushes. He then climbed a tree and hid, quietly waiting for prey.

"I hope a 1-Ring Spirit Beast shows up, so I can unleash my full power!" Duke anticipated.

In reality, the forests on the outskirts of Snakehead Town no longer held much danger. Mercenaries went in and out, having already taken back all the resources they could scavocate.

So, after waiting for about half an hour.

Only a dog badger, which couldn't quite be considered a spirit beast, quietly appeared within Duke's sight.

Despite his slight disappointment, Duke didn't pick and choose. He held the gun in one hand and aimed at the dog badger on the ground. After cultivating his fighting spirit, his strength had increased significantly, surpassing that of an adult man. Holding the gun with one hand was enough to withstand the recoil.

His finger bent.

The trigger was pulled.

A faint "poof" sound came from his ear, like the sound of an arrow being shot, barely audible if not listened to carefully.

The next moment, a burst of blood bloomed on the dog badger's body. It instantly dropped dead on the ground, without even a struggle, undeniably dead.

"Incredible!"

Duke was overjoyed.

He had initially thought that the silencer designed by Xiao Yi could only slightly reduce noise. After all, he had played with silencers at the Falcon Club. The sound of a handgun with a silencer installed was indeed a bit quieter, but not significantly so; it was still ear-splitting.

However, as soon as this shot was fired.

He witnessed how the Spiritual Arcana system altered the laws of physics.

A short silencer was actually able to completely muffle the gunshot, truly accomplishing what a "silencer" should do.

"Arcane Artifact... I shouldn't have treated the One-Ring Desert Eagle as a real gun. It's already an Arcane Artifact, a creation under the rules of this world's Spiritual Arcana system, obeying Spirituality, not physics!"

He jumped down from the large tree.

He used his dagger to twist the dog badger's wound, smearing away the bullet hole. Then, he directly picked up the dog badger's corpse and walked towards the small town.

On the way, holding the One-Ring Desert Eagle, he fired it openly for the first time.

As the number of shots increased, the nearly three hundred and sixty drops of Spirit Liquid slowly decreased. This rate of decrease was about ten drops of Spirit Liquid per shot. This meant he could fire thirty-six shots before becoming completely exhausted.

Puff puff puff...

He continuously fired shots on the ground, sweeping out a row of bullet holes.

Duke's mood became even brighter: "As my Spirit Sea cultivates, the consumption from firing will further decrease. By then, I'm afraid Hotaru's absorption speed from idle meditation will be able to match the speed of my firing consumption... meaning, sooner or later, my Desert Eagle will achieve infinite bullets!"

Infinite bullets, silent firing.

At this moment, Duke truly mastered a powerful skill that could be used for self-defense anytime, anywhere.

"Once Hotaru's database is expanded, we can continuously research and develop the Desert Eagle, releasing even more powerful versions. By then, with just this Desert Eagle, I will be invincible!"

Suddenly.

In a patch of grass beneath his feet, a snake quickly slithered past.

Duke raised the Desert Eagle in his hand and fired continuously. He shot more than a dozen times before hitting the snake crawling on the ground, killing it with a single shot, its body broken into two pieces.

"Hoo."

"My marksmanship still needs practice," Duke smiled slightly, blowing away the non-existent smoke from the muzzle.

The farm was already in sight. With a gentle flick of his right hand, the Desert Eagle dissolved into countless specks of light, disappearing in an instant. The dim handgun light in his Spirit Sea relit.

"I'm back!"